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Skills Management
Continuing training to ensure the best practices
Certification standards
Each BOURBON seaman is STCW certified. All bridge officers hold DP (Dynamic Positioning) certification. All engineers and electricians officers are DE (Diesel Electric) certified.
The officers with this training have the ability to work in any geographical area, on any standardized vessel, and on all operations for which they have been trained in the operational, quality and safety standards of BOURBON.
Finally, the crews receive adapted and mandatory training (HUET, etc.) and, after a selection process, may receive officer training.
The training process
BOURBON has established a training policy integrated within the Quality and Safety Management System. The success of this policy will contribute to the effective implementation of the BOURBON operational standards.
Once an employee has been recruited, BOURBON ensures that each training step and advancement is completed. Whatever the career path of a trainee, the training standard is harmonized. The major steps in this training are:
- Familiarization
- Classroom training
- BOURBON standard training
Some training is mandatory to move to a higher skills level, and other training is recommended to achieve more advanced expertise.
Thus, throughout his training, each employee receives specific training based on his profile and his position. This training includes his responsibility in human and social relations, safety, security, team management, and risk management.
Evaluation by referee employees
In order to ensure the high quality of its training program, BOURBON has developed a system using referee employees.
This is a group of employees, selected from among the best on the basis of a number of criteria, including professionalism, experience or the ability to transfer expertise. They are responsible for illustrating and ensuring that the BOURBON operating and safety standards are practiced daily on the vessels.
These employees are designed in a joint decision-making process by the Operational departments, HR and QHSE at BOURBON.
These elite employees include 12 captains, 6 Chief Engineers and 6 boatswains.
Each of these leaders will monitor several new employees for a given period in order to guarantee the success of their training. They guarantee that each trainee completely assimilates the BOURBON operational and safety standards.